The World In Under Threat
(p.naga prasad)
The world in under threat Governments across the world are clamouring to secure their boundaries from the deadly avian flu virus. There has been an unprecedented increase in the demand for tamifllu,the anti- viral drug which can help in treating people in the event of an outbreak. Can this reactin be termed excessive? All the evidence points to the fact that the panic that has set in is justified. A historyof the flu shows that eachtime there has been a pandemic large populations have got affected. In the great influenza pandemic of 1918-1919.,it is estimated that as manyas 40million to 50 million people died worldwide. This was followed by pandemics in1957 and 1968. And the world is readyfor another fly pandemic. But it?s nt just the statistical probability that is giving experts sleepless nights. Birds are carriers of this flyu and it is difficult to stop their movements across the globe. Domestic birds are even more susceptible as ws seen recently when an infected parrotreached british shores. According to experts,the virus could also exchange genes with a human flu virus if a person had both at the same time. This could lea to the possibility of a new virus which would then be passed easily from one personto another. It is ow being estimated that twhen the pandemic breaks out anywhere form twomillin to 50million people are likely to die. And the worl is ill-prepared for this flu the European Union countries along with Iceland. Norwayand Liechtenstein have only 10million doses for almost 500 millin people. India is even less prepared for the avian fly eventhough asian countries like china,Thailand,Vietnam and hong kong have already seen the spread of the flu,with as manyas 61 deaths so far. The panic in the light of suchcompelling evidence is just what the doctor ordered,as it will propel natins to take appropriate preventive measures.
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